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#BB57ED

#bb57ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb57ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 34.12% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 63.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 80.65% saturation and 63.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.235

Complementary

  1. #bb57ed
  2. #89ed57

Split complementary

  1. #bb57ed
  2. #d4ed57
  3. #57ed70

Analogous

  1. #7057ed
  2. #bb57ed
  3. #ed57d4

Triadic

  1. #bb57ed
  2. #edbb57
  3. #57edbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb57ed
  2. #ed5789
  3. #89ed57
  4. #57edbb

Square

  1. #bb57ed
  2. #ed7057
  3. #89ed57
  4. #57d4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6c119a
  2. #9d18e0
  3. #bb57ed
  4. #d79cf4
  5. #f3e1fc

Shades

#bb57ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb57ed
  2. #a84ed5
  3. #9646be
  4. #833da6
  5. #70348e
  6. #5e2c77
  7. #4b235f
  8. #381a47
  9. #25112f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb57ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb57ed
  2. #c268ef
  3. #c979f1
  4. #cf89f2
  5. #d69af4
  6. #ddabf6
  7. #e4bcf8
  8. #ebcdfa
  9. #f1ddfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb57ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb57ed
  2. #b55be2
  3. #af5fd7
  4. #a963cc
  5. #a367c1
  6. #9e6cb7
  7. #9870ac
  8. #9274a1
  9. #8c7896
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e75b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0880f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c87e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6749b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c72f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8777eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b86ac1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb57ed {
  color: #bb57ed;
}
Background
.bg-bb57ed {
  background-color: #bb57ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb57ed {
  border: 2px solid #bb57ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb57ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 87 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 81% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb57ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb57ed, #ed57d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb57ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 87 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.04 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.91 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.28 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.85 #44a812 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb57ed  rgb(187, 87, 237)  hsl(280, 81%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#89ed57  rgb(137, 237, 87)  hsl(100, 81%, 64%)  Inchworm
#edbb57  rgb(237, 187, 87)  hsl(40, 81%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#57edbb  rgb(87, 237, 187)  hsl(160, 81%, 64%)  Aquamarine